June 20, 2008

The Panama Canal

One of the great modern engineering marvels of the world...


We decided that you couldn't come to Panama without seeing the canal. Although we didn't realize how long it would take for the ships to get through the locks and squeeze through the little isthumus. The shortest time is roughly two and a half hours!

Watching the hydrolics was cool, but you can only watch a slow moving ship for so long, then it becomes about as fascinating as watching paint dry.


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